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500GB HDD Full??

So all of a sudden my HDD is full. I've checked forums and as a result defragged the hard drive and run a check disk scan. Nothing changed. I looked around and noticed that the N_360backup folder contains 256GB of data. I'm guessing this is my Norton backup? Can I delete the contents? I have Carbonite as well. THe files are hidden in the folder so I am not sure what is located inside. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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N_360backup folder is for Norton backup. If you have the same backup on Carbonite, you may delete it.If you would like to check the contents, you can try to restore the files through Norton 360. Here is the KB article for your reference: Restoring the files or folders.

If you want to use Norton backup and there is an external hard drive available, you can set the location as the external hard drive folder.If you would not like to use it, disable it.